I AM Hip
Jon Young of Straight to VHS kneels while playing a heavy guitar piece during the band's performance at the I Am Festival in downtown New London Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.
Todd Belcher of the WTO Dance Crew puts on a physical display of breakdancing as part of the dance crew's performance at the I Am Festival in downtown New London Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.
Painter Danielle Duncan of Hartford stops to gain inspiration as she works on an oil painting at her booth on State Street during the I Am Festival in downtown New London Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.
Straight to VHS performs on stage on the Parade Plaza during the I Am Festival in downtown New London Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.
Samantha Klemetsrud dances in a gorilla mask on stage during the performance by Straight to VHS during the I Am Festival on Parade Plaza in downtown New London Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. Klemetsrud had used the mask while walking through the audience endorsing the band and handing out free download codes for their music.
Justin Brangiero of Wallingford skates down State Street in New London passing the vendor booths during the I Am Festival in downtown New London Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.
Music lovers streamed in from not just our area but New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, as well - all pursuant to the sounds and sundry fun of I AM Festival 2013, taking place on five downtown stages Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013.
